Dar es Salaam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$363	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	8
😀 Quality of life	59	63
🏙️ Population	4.72M	24.7K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6675th and 3601st ($799 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6017th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Victoria

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	Dar es Salaam	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$8213

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420